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What is the proper name for the following compound CaCl2?
a) Calcium chloride
b) Calcium chloride (II)
c) Calcium dichloride
d) Calcium chlorine

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Calcium chloride.

It might seem reasonable to call it calcium dichloride, but the IUPAC name for it is calcium chloride.

Calcium chloride is the proper name for the following compound [tex]CaCl_{2}[/tex].

so, option A is correct one.

Naming of inorganic compound.

  • An inorganic molecular compounds are named with a prefix before each elements.
  • The more electronegative element is written last and with an -ide suffix.
  • For example: Calcium chloride , the electronegative of chlorine is more as compare to in calcium . So, suffix -ide is added at last of chlorine element.

What is the electronegative elements?

  • The element which has tendency to attract the bonded pair electrons is called electronegative elements.
  • The most electronegative element in periodic table are Florine, oxygen , nitrogen and chlorine
  • The group 17 elements are most electronegative elements in the periodic table.

The IUPAC name is used for naming of the organic compound ( compound congaing carbon and hydrogen mainly) .

There are some systematic rule which is followed in the IUPAC nomenclature of the organic compound.

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